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twice calls her "Battis". It is commonly thought that Bittis or Battis was
Philitas' mistress, and that Hermesianax referred to love poetry; another possibility is that her name connoted "chatterbox", and that she was a humorous personification of Philitas' passion for words.
895:) was a thorny plant from Sicily, and "When a deer steps on it and is pricked, its bones remain soundless and unusable for flutes. For that reason Philitas spoke of it." Antigonus quotes one more passage, and the 5th century AD anthologist
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wrote that
Philadelphus commissioned a bronze of Philitas in old age from the sculptor Hecataeus, which "included nothing from the physique of heroes. No, ... he cast the old man full of cares." The 3rd century AD Roman author
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contains a character likely named after him. Almost all that he wrote seems to have disappeared within two centuries, though, so it is unlikely that any writer later than the 2nd century BC read any but a few of his lines.
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also linked the two poets, urging women who wished to capture a man to read
Callimachus and Philitas, and conversely advising people wishing to fall out of love to avoid these two. The 1st-century AD rhetorician
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skeptically passed along a story that
Philitas was so thin that he put lead weights in the soles of his shoes to avoid being blown away by a stiff wind. A 2nd century AD Greek author,
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Philitas wrote a vocabulary explaining the meanings of rare literary words, words from local dialects, and technical terms; it probably took the form of a lexicon. The vocabulary, called
946:. He gained instant recognition in both poetry and literary scholarship, and, as far as is known, was the first person called "poet as well as scholar" (ποιητὴς ἅμα καὶ κριτικός,
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quotes eleven passages from
Philitas; the remaining fragments are derived from ancient commentators who quoted Philitas when discussing rare words or names used by other authors.
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Philitas was the first major Greek writer who was both a scholar and a poet. His reputation continued for centuries, based on both his pioneering study of words and his verse in
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Bulloch, "Hellenistic poetry", p. 4. "The most important intellectual figure in the early years of the new
Hellenistic world was Philetas from the east Greek island of Cos."
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made jokes that assumed audiences knew about
Philitas' vocabulary, and the vocabulary was criticized more than a century later by the influential Homeric scholar
1010:. His poetry was mentioned or briefly quoted by Callimachus and by other ancient authors, and his poetic reputation endured for at least three centuries, as
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ranked
Philitas second only to Callimachus among the elegiac poets. Philitas' influence has been found or suspected in a wide range of ancient writing;
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737:. The fragments describe Demeter's arrival on Cos and warm welcome by its royal family of Meropids, or humans twice normal size, thus presenting the
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599:: if someone says "I am lying", is what he says true or false? Stock wrote that Philitas worried so much over the liar paradox that he died of
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538:, wrote that Philitas studied false arguments and erroneous word-usage so intensely that he wasted away and starved to death, and that his
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Alexander Sens (2005). "The art of poetry and the poetry of art: the unity and poetics of
Posidippus' statue-poems". In Gutzwiller (ed.).
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796:. The only surviving poem contains two elegiac couplets and has a puzzle or riddle structure characteristic of some ancient Greek
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Livio
Sbardella (2007). "Philitas of Cos". In Hubert Cancik; Helmuth Schneider; Christine F. Salazar; et al. (eds.).
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A more literal translation suggests that the invented epitaph pokes fun at Philitas' focus on using the right words:
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Little is known of Philitas' life. Ancient sources refer to him as a Coan, a native or long-time inhabitant of
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At most fifty verses of Philitas survive. Below is an example fragment of two verses, which was quoted in the
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S.J. Heyworth (2004). "Looking into the river: literary history and interpretation in Callimachus,
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Earlier editions of the fragments include Kayser, Bach, Nowacki, and Kuchenmüller; see also Maass.
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A History of Classical Scholarship: from the Sixth Century B.C. to the End of the Middle Ages
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Philitas was the first writer whose works represent the combination of qualities now regarded as
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and also by Dettori (for vocabulary) and by Sbardella (for poetry) with commentary in Italian:
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His reputation for scholarship endured for at least a century. In Athens, the comic playwright
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later caricatured him as an academic so consumed by his studies that he wasted away and died.
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was a collection of such stories, with the patronage of Hermes himself as the common thread.
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About thirty fragments of Philitas' poetry are known, along with four definite titles:
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by the people of Cos, depicting him as "frail with all the glosses". His contemporary
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Pfeiffer, Rudolf (1955). "The future of studies in the field of Hellenistic poetry".
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Andrew Stewart (2005). "Posidippus and the truth in sculpture". In Gutzwiller (ed.).
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at Cos, and his work was explicitly acknowledged as a classic by both Theocritus and
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Stranger, I am Philitas. The lying word and nights' evening cares destroyed me.
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Filita grammatico: Testimonianze e frammenti: introduzione, edizione e commento
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meter. Its few surviving fragments suggest that it narrated the grain goddess
405:, a 10th-century AD historical encyclopedia, it is estimated he was born
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2396:. Vol. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 375–376.
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Peter Bing (2003). "The unruly tongue: Philitas of Cos as scholar and poet".
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described him three centuries later as "simultaneously a poet and a critic".
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Filita: Testimonianze e frammenti poetici: introduzione, edizione e commento
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Ancient sources spell his name in different ways. The correct form Φιλίτας (
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1947:(in Greek). A. Meineke (ed.). Leipzig: Teubner. 1877. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
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Philitas' fragments were edited by Spanoudakis with commentary in English:
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works. He directly influenced the major Hellenistic poets Callimachus and
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Philitas was the most important intellectual figure in the early years of
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and moved back to Cos in the later 290s BC. He may also have tutored
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Frank Nisetich (2005). "The poems of Posidippus". In Gutzwiller (ed.).
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Philetas was appointed Philadelphus' tutor, which suggests he moved to
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described the meanings of rare literary words, including those used by
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St. George Stock analyzed the story as saying Philitas studied the
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Philitas was thin and frail, and may have suffered and died from a
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
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Philetae Coi, Hermesianactis Colophonii, atque Phanoclis Reliquiae
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1549:"The new Posidippus, Asclepiades, and Hecataeus' Philitas-statue"
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linked him to Callimachus with the following well-known couplet:
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1768:. Hellenistica Groningana, 7. Leuven: Peeters. pp. 139–60.
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at Alexandria, a scholarly institution that included the famous
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Hermesianax wrote of "Philitas, singing of nimble Bittis", and
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5 and 6". In M.A. Harder; R.F. Regtuit; G.C. Wakker (eds.).
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An alternate translation of Posidippus' poem is on p. 31 of
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The Annual Meeting of the American Philological Association
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Archibald Allen (1996). "Propertius and 'Coan Philitas'".
1002:: variety, scholarship, and use of Homeric sources in non-
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1982:(in Latin). Retrieved 2009-08-26. Allen argued that
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A 3rd century BC coin depicts the co-rulers of
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316:scholar, poet and grammarian during the early
2330:The New Posidippus: A Hellenistic Poetry Book
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2223:(in Latin). Münster: Monasterii Westfalorum.
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1040:allow me, I beg you, to walk into your grove.
960:. A statue was erected of him, possibly at a
883:having avoided the prick of the sharp cactus.
568:Xeîne, Philítas eimí. Lógōn ho pseudómenós me
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1733:N. Hopkinson (2003). "Coi sacra Philitae".
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2200:(in Latin). Halle: Libraria Gebaueria.
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649:(outlined in red) while discussing the
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849:γηρύσαιτο δὲ νεβρὸς ἀπὸ ζωὴν ὀλέσασα
1648:Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
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792:and their themes may have included
560:ὥλεσε καὶ νυκτῶν φροντίδες ἑσπέριοι
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2030:759-760; see Damer, E. Z. (2014).
1797:. Malden, MA: Blackwell. pp.
1545:• An earlier version appeared in:
1501:(1991). "How thin was Philitas?".
1144:Reviewed by Hopkinson and by Sens.
766:' visit to the island of the king
741:of a local cult of Demeter on Cos.
613:And the bad nights caused thereby.
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2154:Konstantinos Spanoudakis (2003).
2140:"Review of K. Spanoudakis (ed.),
2082:". In Gareth L. Schmeling (ed.).
1793:A Guide to Hellenistic Literature
1477:. Leiden: Brill. pp. 49–50.
1274:
1120:Konstantinos Spanoudakis (2002).
824:Collection of Paradoxical Stories
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2328:Kathryn Gutzwiller, ed. (2005).
2196:Nicolaus Bachius (Bach) (1829).
610:'Twas the Liar who made me die,
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2242:Wilhelm Kuchenmü̈ller (1928).
2221:Philitae Coi Fragmenta Poetica
2086:The Novel in the Ancient World
1475:—Antiquity, Vol. 11 (Phi–Prok)
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1287:"Philitas of Cos | Greek poet"
852:ὀξείης κάκτου τύμμα φυλαξαμένη
469:was on its northwest frontier.
27:Ancient Greek scholar and poet
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1911:"Philitas and the plane tree"
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2454:Ancient Greek lexicographers
1710:Athenaeus (tr. C.D. Yonge).
1646:. In Edward N. Zalta (ed.).
1176:(in Italian). Rome: Quasar.
1157:(in Italian). Rome: Quasar.
1061:' 2nd century AD novel
938:, possibly also an ex-pupil.
932:Ptolemy II Philadelphus
902:
758:. It had the structure of a
707:of Homer and other authors.
437:Ptolemy II Philadelphus
326:Hellenistic school of poetry
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2479:3rd-century BC Greek people
2474:4th-century BC Greek people
2434:Ancient Greek elegiac poets
2332:. Oxford University Press.
1867:Journal of Hellenic Studies
1789:Kathryn Gutzwiller (2007).
1642:Paul Vincent Spade (2009).
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1667:St. George Stock (1908).
1515:10.1017/S0009838800004717
1153:Emanuele Dettori (2000).
977:Aristarchus of Samothrace
912:The Narrative of Philetas
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625:
48:Bronze of Philitas, The
2444:Ancient Greek educators
2416:Encyclopædia Britannica
2393:Encyclopædia Britannica
2138:Alexander Sens (2003).
2065:. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
1994:The Classical Quarterly
1718:. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
1632:. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
1606:. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
1547:Alexander Sens (2002).
1503:The Classical Quarterly
1292:Encyclopedia Britannica
495:and Theocritus and the
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187:Literature portal
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2038:, 493–514; page 500.
1909:Alex Hardie (1997).
1735:The Classical Review
1008:Apollonius of Rhodes
798:drinking-party songs
421:Wars of the Diadochi
2156:"Author's response"
2006:10.1093/cq/46.1.308
1986:is a corruption of
1766:Callimachus II
1747:10.1093/cr/53.2.311
1350:Classical Philology
1214:. pp. 183–205.
425:Alexander the Great
2061:2008-08-06 at the
1961:. pp. 85–346.
1826:. pp. 209–13.
1579:The New Posidippus
1543:. pp. 206–28.
1541:The New Posidippus
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156:Alexandrian school
2299:Bernard M.W. Knox
2127:. pp. 19–22.
2080:Daphnis and Chloe
2078:(1996). "Longus,
1808:978-0-631-23321-3
1700:. pp. 215–7.
1581:. pp. 17–66.
1484:978-90-04-14216-9
1473:Brill's New Pauly
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